Veteran certification

Our pdf benefits booklet offers information about VA benefits at UT, and details the documents needed to apply for them.

New students, please attend one of our information sessions in Main Building, room 26.

Veteran and dependent education benefits.

Eligibility for veteran and dependent education benefits is determined by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Office of the Registrar can help you complete forms and can certify you to the VA so you can receive benefits.

A student must be admitted to the university and registered for courses in a degree-seeking program in order to be certified for veteran's and dependent education benefits.

Each semester after registering for classes, students eligible for benefits must complete a questionnaire in the Veteran Certification section of the Office of the Registrar. A student will be certified during a semester only after he or she completes a questionnaire and provides required documentation. Students enrolled in a graduate program must also provide a letter from the graduate adviser confirming how their courses satisfy degree requirements. Certification of enrollment will be submitted to the Dept of Veterans Affairs after the official fee bill is created. It may take the Veteran Certification section a few weeks to submit a certification to the Dept of Veterans Affairs, and the VA takes several weeks to process that certification.

You may use the online forms on the GI Bill website to apply for VA benefits. Our veteran and dependent benefits booklet provides more information about VA benefits at the university, and the documents needed to apply for them. Contact our office if you have additional questions.

The nonresident portion of tuition can be waived for certain military members and their dependents. For more information about nonresident tuition waivers, contact the residency office.

Yellow Ribbon Program

UT Austin is participating in the Yellow Ribbon program for the 2011–2012 and 2012-2013 academic year. It is awarded to undergraduate students on a first-come first-served basis. See http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/CH33/YRP/2010/states/tx.htm for further information.

Hazlewood exemption

Students who qualify under the Hazlewood Act are exempted from paying tuition and required fees, provided such students are enrolled in a state-funded courses. Exemption forms and guidelines are available on the College for Texans website. Additional documents are required and available from the Office of the Registrar. Contact the registrar's office to receive a packet of  information and documents required to apply for these benefits.

A request for exemption under Hazlewood must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar every semester. Requests must be submitted by the 12th class day in a fall or spring semester, or by the fourth class day of the summer term. Those dates are available in the academic calendar.   

Effective the fall 2011 semester, all applicants (veterans, spouses and children) must complete and submit the appropriate application and documentation no later than one year after the earlier of the date the school:

• provides written notice to the applicant of his/her eligibility, or
• receives written notice from the applicant that acknowledges the applicant's awareness of his/her eligibility for the exemption.

If you qualify for both the Post-9/11 GI Bill and the Hazlewood exemption, you may not use the Hazlewood exemption for tuition paid by the VA.  If you are eligible for the Montgomery GI Bill, or REAP, you may be required to exhaust your VA benefits before using the Hazlewood exemption. This requirement is under review by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. 

Other veteran services at the university.

In addition to services within the registrar's office, more information on UT services for veterans is available on the Dean of Students website at deanofstudents.utexas.edu/veterans.

Contact us

• Vasanth Srinivasa, VA certifying official
• 512 475-7540, fax 475-7520
• Main Bldg room 1, Registrar Certification M5509 | off campus: University of Texas at Austin, Ofc of the Registrar, Certification, PO Box 7216, Austin TX 78713-7216